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Assignment Criteria
Define: Approved Patient Scenario from Milestone 1:
Brief statement of the patient scenario from the Milestone 1 assignment. Include revisions, if required by Milestone 1 faculty feedback
Teach: Identify (3) teaching areas to improve patient outcomes. Information to be taught to patient should include information about the mHealth app, safety guidelines, and how to interpret and act on the information that is provided. (Cite when appropriate).
Evaluate (3): Describe 3 ways you would determine and evaluate the success of the patient’s use of the mHealth app. (Cite when appropriate). Remember to use bullet points.
Citations and References:
Should include: In this assignment, please include citations in APA format. Remember to cite information that isn’t your information.
Section 1: mHealth application in APA format.
Section 2: A scholarly peer-reviewed journal article related to the patient scenario. This is in APA format. This scholarly journal article needs to be within the last five years.
Course Project Milestone 2
Name: __________________________
Define Approved Patient Scenario
The scenario involves poorly controlled diabetes. Frank Jones presents himself at the community health center with type 2 diabetes, whose control and management have become a significant family problem. Frank has struggled to keep glucose levels within the desired health range in the past six months. Other concerns include carb intake control and timely data sharing with his doctor. As a result, he wants advice and medical assistance on overcoming these problems and achieving optimal health. Based on his concerns and questions, Frank shows readiness to learn about the effective management of type 2 diabetes. The focus of patient education should be showing him how to use mHealth for better disease management.
Identify Teaching Areas related to the mHealth app
Information: the patient will be taught the purpose of the MySugr app, its essential features, and how it is designed to support patients in diabetes management. The app guides patients on carb counting, continuous glucose monitoring, and bolus dose estimations ((mySugr GmbH, 2021).
Safety features/guidelines provided by the mHealth app: focus areas include risks and how to use the app safely to record, analyze, and share data with care providers. This knowledge will allow patient to use the app online and offline, secure private data, and block intrusive ads.
Interpret and act on the information in the mHealth app: primary information area here is determining when the patient is at risk depending on glucose levels, carb intake, and bolus doses as the app indicates. Potential actions depending on the information in the MySugr app include increasing physical activity, regulating dietary intake, and seeking professional health advice.
Determine and Evaluate Success
Data analysis: the healthcare provider can compare the patient’s data before and when using the app to evaluate progressive changes in health. Improved glucose levels, dietary intake, and physical activity would be reliable success indicators.
App-related questions: the patient asking questions regarding information interpretation, app security, and data sharing would indicate active use and continuous engagement.
Knowledge evaluation: the patient can answer random questions regarding the app, such as usage, challenges, and its practicality in diabetes management. Privacy and security challenges usually inhibit mHealth apps usage. A holistic assessment of the patient’s experience is crucial to determine success.
mHealth app Reference
mySugr GmbH. (2021). mySugr – Diabetes tracker log [Mobile app). App Store. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mysugr-diabetes-tracker-log/id516509211